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Console System.: Nintendo Switch
Game Type......: Action, RPG
Region.........: Europe
Languages......: Multi 2
Release Date...: 2023-11-01
Street Date....: 2023-11-02
Backup Format..: XCI
Size/Format....: 16 GB
Orginal........: Retail Cartridge
Version........: v1.0.0
Required.FW....: 15.0.0
Tested with....: Atmosphere 1.6.2 & FW 17.0.0
Titel ID.......: 010065301A2E0000 [v0]
Languages......: English and Japanese

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The highly acclaimed second instalment in the Star Ocean
series, returns as Star Ocean The Second Story R.
Brought to life with a unique 2.5D aesthetic, which fuses
2D pixel characters and 3D environments, this remake
includes everything that made the original release so
great while adding new elements too!
Experience new battle mechanics, full Japanese and English
voice overs, original and re-arranged music, fast-travel
and so much more! Discover the definitive version of a
classic but modernized JRPG that is perfect for newcomers
and long-time fans alike.
Story
Space Date 366 - A Federation officer finds himself
transported to a mystical planet. While searching for a
way home, an encounter with a young girl draws him into
a quest to save her people, just as an ancient prophecy
foretold...
Choose your path and witness an awakened destiny.

Features:
- Fantasy and Science Fiction collide in a unique visual
style
- From dangerous dungeons to bustling towns, the world
of Star Ocean The Second Story R is depicted in a
stunning 2.5D style that combines beautiful 3D graphics
with nostalgic 2D pixel characters.
- Experience a story with dual protagonists
- Start your journey with either Claude or Rena.
Depending on your choice, the perspectives and the
allies you can recruit will change.
- Get to know party members via the unique Private
Actions system, grow relationships and unlock various
endings.
- New character illustrations have also been created by
long-term series artist Yukihiro Kajimoto.
- Thrilling, visually explosive battles!
- Enjoy fast-paced combat and use new mechanics to
strategically defeat foes.
- Break by continuously dealing damage and order your
allies to follow-up with an Assault Action to deal
massive damage.
- Pair powerful gear with a plethora of skills
- Customize party progression with a large selection of
skills, including Cooking, Art, Metalcraft, and many
more. Build up to Specialty levels and master the
enhanced Item Creation system to craft ultimate
equipment with different effects.
- Japanese and English voiceover
- All event scenes are now fully voiced using the same
voice cast from the original game. In addition, the
dialogue from Star Ocean Second Evolution (2008) is
also included and can be selected.
- An iconic soundtrack rearranged by Motoi Sakuraba
- All tracks have been re-composed, including full-band
performance and strings sound. Exploration and movie
scenes themes also have new recordings that take them
to even greater heights.

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